IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS OF BLACK-HOLES

The action of quantum fluctuations of the gravitational field may be regarded as the origin of the dissipative processes associated with Hawking radiation. In this picture the black hole possesses internal coherence by virtue of the localization of its mass. The cumulative effect of the quantum fluc...

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Main Authors: Candelas, P, Sciama, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 1978